You belong here:

  • UCLA is the first and only UC to guarantee housing to all first-year students for four years and all transfer students for two years.
  • 33% of first-year-students and transfer students are from underrepresented backgrounds.
  • Nearly 30% of all undergrads — including 1 in 4 new first-years and 4 in 10 new transfers — will be the first in their families to graduate from a four-year university.
  • Nearly half of UCLA students attend tuition free.
  • Excellence exemplified by athletes and coaches who broke barriers on the field and in society — like John Wooden, Jackie Robinson, Arthur Ashe, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ann Meyers Drysdale, Woody Strode, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Jimmy LuValle and Kenny Washington.

Research with impact:


  • UCLA scientists have developed treatments and technologies that have saved millions of lives, including the breast cancer drug Herceptin, PET/CT scanning and tissue-typing for organ transplants. 
  • The university holds more than 3,500 patents worldwide in its portfolio, based on discoveries by UCLA researchers.
  • The UCLA Research Park, two miles from campus, will be a hub for immunotherapy research and quantum computing, and a catalyst for transformative research, innovation, discovery and economic growth in Southern California and beyond.
  • 17 UCLA-affiliated faculty and alumni have been awarded the Nobel Prize, including seven in the past 15 years.

A public service mission:


  • UCLA Health serves over 922,000 patients per year at its five hospitals and more than 300 clinics. Its Homeless Healthcare Collaborative provides free mobile medical and behavioral care to unhoused people in Los Angeles.
  • UCLA ranks among the top universities in the nation for veterans.
  • Bruins devote thousands of hours to public service each year through more than 300 programs in the greater Los Angeles area and more than 1,400 collaborations with community partners.
  • UCLA Volunteer Day is among the nation’s largest service projects for new university students, with volunteers at sites that reach every community in the city.
  • UCLA is the third-largest employer in Los Angeles County and an economic engine for the entire state.

Count it: 


  • #1 for applications: 178,000 undergraduates applied for fall 2026 admission.
  • #1 for transfers: UCLA enrolled 3,900 last year, the most among top-ranked schools. 
  • #1 for artists: UCLA’s graduate fine arts program is ranked the best among public universities in the U.S.
  • #1 for dining: UCLA Dining, with an emphasis on sustainability, has been recognized as having the best college food in the U.S. for eight years in a row.
  • #1 for patients: UCLA Health is top-ranked in Los Angeles and California.*